Claiming Lena

She ran from the spotlight.
She never meant to fall into someone's arms.

Lena thought disappearing would be enough.

After a scandal that shattered her carefully curated public image, she retreats to a quiet wellness centre under a false name, trading red carpets for café aprons. Here, she can finally breathe—if she keeps her head down and her heart locked away.

But Maeve, the centre's guarded resident therapist, sees more than Lena wants to reveal.

Calm. Observant. Unsettlingly kind. Maeve carries her own history of professional mistakes and has sworn off desire entirely. Falling for a woman in hiding—especially one who attracts headlines—would risk everything she's rebuilt.

Yet late-night clean-ups turn into confessions. Lingering glances become almost-touches. And one moment of comfort ignites a kiss neither of them can forget.

When the media inevitably finds Lena again, the world demands spectacle.

This time, she must decide: disappear… or stay and be seen.

And Maeve must choose between safety and the woman who makes her want more.